Police: Man masturbates in front of woman on Jefferson Avenue, flees when she calls for help

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A woman called Newport News police after a man got out of his truck and started masturbating in front of her on Jefferson Avenue, according to police reports.

About 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, officers were sent to the 7-Eleven at Groome Road and Jefferson Avenue, near Deer Park, to investigate a reported sex offense. At the store, a 35-year-old woman told the officers she was walking north on Jefferson when a small blue or green pickup truck honked its horn, turned around and pulled up next to her, police said.

The driver then got out of the truck and walked towards her, police said. The man's penis was exposed, and he started to masturbate, according to police.

The woman told officers she yelled for police, and the man got back into his truck and drove away on Jefferson. The woman ran to the 7-Eleven to call 911.

She described the man as a white male, between the ages of 35 and 40, with blond hair. She said he stood between 5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet tall and wore light blue jeans and a blue shirt, police said.

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Newport News Fire Department, Poquoson Fire Rescue and Fort Eustis military helicopters responded to a call around 1:30 p.m. to a distressed canoe with two occupants on Warwick River off Denbigh Boulevard. Using helicopters and airboats the teams performed approximately an hour long search finding no distressed boaters. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2016.

Newport News Fire Department, Poquoson Fire Rescue and Fort Eustis military helicopters responded to a call around 1:30 p.m. to a distressed canoe with two occupants on Warwick River off Denbigh Boulevard. Using helicopters and airboats the teams performed approximately an hour long search finding no distressed boaters. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2016.

CaptionVideo: Distressed Boat on Warwick River

Newport News Fire Department, Poquoson Fire Rescue and Fort Eustis military helicopters responded to a call around 1:30 p.m. to a distressed canoe with two occupants on Warwick River off Denbigh Boulevard. Using helicopters and airboats the teams performed approximately an hour long search finding no distressed boaters. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2016.

Newport News Fire Department, Poquoson Fire Rescue and Fort Eustis military helicopters responded to a call around 1:30 p.m. to a distressed canoe with two occupants on Warwick River off Denbigh Boulevard. Using helicopters and airboats the teams performed approximately an hour long search finding no distressed boaters. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2016.

CaptionShooting in the 4500 block of Madison Ave.

Newport News police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in the 4500 block of Madison Avenue Thursday afternoon December 1, 2016.

Newport News police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in the 4500 block of Madison Avenue Thursday afternoon December 1, 2016.

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Police said a person walking her dog saw the body in the pond around 9:45 a.m. Thursday and called 911. Firefighters retrieved the body and brought it to shore around 11:30 a.m. Officials identified the body as a male who was pronounced dead about 11:35 a.m.

Police said a person walking her dog saw the body in the pond around 9:45 a.m. Thursday and called 911. Firefighters retrieved the body and brought it to shore around 11:30 a.m. Officials identified the body as a male who was pronounced dead about 11:35 a.m.

CaptionVideo: Shooting at Worster Avenue

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